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Most Fun Cities in America (2024)

Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:48 am
Posted by FLTech
he/won
Member since Sep 2017
28097 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:48 am
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Everyone’s brand of fun is different. Some people like trying new restaurants, traveling, visiting bars and clubs, or playing outdoor sports. Others enjoy riding roller coasters, going to the movies or playing video games. But having fun can be expensive – the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the average American spends over $3,400 on entertainment annually.

Most Fun Cities in America

Costs Rank

1 Las Vegas, NV 71.38 1 1 78
2 Orlando, FL 62.42 3 3 66
3 Miami, FL 55.91 7 2 165
4 Atlanta, GA 55.73 9 6 104 - How? It's a very dangerous shithole according to everyone on Tigerdroppings. How can this be?
5 San Francisco, CA 53.35 6 5 176
6 New Orleans, LA 52.49 18 4 129
7 Austin, TX 51.60 20 7 87
8 Chicago, IL 50.57 8 12 144
9 Honolulu, HI 49.98 2 22 162
10 New York, NY 49.35 5 10 182
11 Cincinnati, OH 49.22 14 20 35
12 Denver, CO 48.99 16 13 125
13 Portland, OR 48.86 17 8 158
14 St. Louis, MO 48.78 23 17 16
15 Washington, DC 48.67 11 9 175
16 San Diego, CA 48.33 4 21 168
17 Tampa, FL 47.83 10 30 96
18 Fort Lauderdale, FL 47.40 15 15 150
19 Houston, TX 47.28 29 14 72
20 Los Angeles, CA 47.01 12 16 164
21 Philadelphia, PA 45.35 25 18 109
22 Seattle, WA 44.90 13 11 181
23 Salt Lake City, UT 44.25 21 26 110
24 Pittsburgh, PA 44.24 19 36 74
25 San Antonio, TX 44.12 30 23 68
26 Richmond, VA 43.35 33 27 86
27 Tucson, AZ 43.29 24 48 29
28 Reno, NV 42.80 51 25 30
29 Charleston, SC 42.31 22 56 85
30 Phoenix, AZ 41.97 35 35 79
31 Dallas, TX 41.60 42 24 102
32 Knoxville, TN 41.03 41 60 10
33 Scottsdale, AZ 41.00 36 44 71
34 Sacramento, CA 40.88 34 29 140
35 Minneapolis, MN 40.19 27 43 124
36 Nashville, TN 40.18 38 31 130
37 Jacksonville, FL 40.15 37 65 31
38 St. Petersburg, FL 40.13 32 50 89
39 Birmingham, AL 40.04 73 32 61
40 Milwaukee, WI 39.77 46 38 95
41 Indianapolis, IN 39.64 65 37 42
42 Louisville, KY 39.61 28 62 106
43 Fort Worth, TX 39.48 81 28 32
44 Boston, MA 39.34 26 19 180
45 Omaha, NE 39.22 45 64 24
46 Chattanooga, TN 39.19 61 47 56
47 Oklahoma City, OK 38.76 83 54 1
48 Cleveland, OH 38.73 57 45 53
49 Kansas City, MO 38.67 71 39 48
50 Raleigh, NC 38.64 69 33 90
51 Charlotte, NC 38.61 52 40 91
52 Tulsa, OK 38.54 68 71 5
53 Buffalo, NY 37.99 54 46 92
54 Baton Rouge, LA 37.94 63 52 62
55 Columbus, OH 37.92 43 67 60
56 Albuquerque, NM 37.80 31 97 55
57 Rochester, NY 37.48 47 58 115
58 Portland, ME 37.21 39 42 153
59 El Paso, TX 37.15 59 91 13
60 Madison, WI 37.14 44 79 64
61 Columbia, SC 36.98 58 72 77
62 Tempe, AZ 36.72 49 77 80
63 Colorado Springs, CO 36.38 50 86 58
64 Memphis, TN 36.00 99 49 28
65 Henderson, NV 35.84 74 51 100
66 Grand Rapids, MI 35.78 80 68 47
67 Mobile, AL 35.59 101 57 63
68 Virginia Beach, VA 35.17 40 110 83
69 Wichita, KS 35.13 108 75 8
70 Boise, ID 35.09 60 87 73
71 Plano, TX 35.02 66 84 88
72 Baltimore, MD 35.00 53 61 141
73 Springfield, MO 34.85 114 85 9
74 Lincoln, NE 34.84 77 73 76
75 Arlington, TX 34.72 102 53 59
76 Oakland, CA 34.32 75 34 166
77 Huntsville, AL 34.29 128 69 40
78 Providence, RI 34.27 78 41 146
79 Rapid City, SD 34.16 90 96 19
80 Durham, NC 34.09 110 66 34
81 Detroit, MI 33.91 85 55 112
82 Tallahassee, FL 33.60 94 101 38
83 Missoula, MT 33.57 84 82 75
84 Long Beach, CA 33.17 64 59 167
85 Norfolk, VA 33.15 62 106 116
86 Gulfport, MS 32.87 140 63 54
87 Akron, OH 32.61 126 92 33
88 St. Paul, MN 32.42 56 119 99
89 Garden Grove, CA 32.23 98 78 121
90 Greensboro, NC 32.17 89 102 25
91 Anaheim, CA 32.04 82 74 128
92 Corpus Christi, TX 32.04 88 121 23
93 Glendale, AZ 32.01 106 122 11
94 Fort Smith, AR 31.84 160 98 20
95 Overland Park, KS 31.82 134 133 14
96 Bakersfield, CA 31.78 119 90 41
97 Toledo, OH 31.68 103 143 6
98 Billings, MT 31.62 116 89 69
99 Sioux Falls, SD 31.52 152 94 26
100 Cape Coral, FL 31.49 72 155 81
101 Chandler, AZ 31.20 92 137 36
102 Huntington Beach, CA 31.14 79 70 161
103 Montgomery, AL 31.06 168 144 3
104 Fargo, ND 31.04 138 146 4
105 Mesa, AZ 31.01 91 138 37
106 Anchorage, AK 30.97 48 166 147
107 Lubbock, TX 30.90 112 134 22
108 Lexington-Fayette, KY 30.90 87 114 45
109 Irvine, CA 30.79 55 117 163
110 Des Moines, IA 30.64 124 113 21
111 Huntington, WV 30.58 144 136 46
112 San Jose, CA 30.52 67 76 169
113 Winston-Salem, NC 30.35 97 103 111
114 Fayetteville, NC 30.35 139 116 27
115 Chesapeake, VA 30.29 95 140 113
116 Shreveport, LA 30.28 153 99 52
117 Spokane, WA 30.19 76 139 107
118 Amarillo, TX 29.98 146 169 2
119 Tacoma, WA 29.86 120 81 133
120 Modesto, CA 29.85 137 100 94
121 Salem, OR 29.66 149 83 97
122 Cedar Rapids, IA 29.50 161 111 49
123 Jackson, MS 29.45 170 127 43
124 Wilmington, DE 29.17 132 80 145
125 Fort Wayne, IN 29.05 118 150 18
126 Augusta, GA 28.99 166 145 12
127 Little Rock, AR 28.95 147 135 50
128 Newport News, VA 28.92 157 109 84
129 Fresno, CA 28.78 109 142 51
130 Aurora, CO 28.55 129 118 93
131 Jersey City, NJ 28.55 104 108 136
132 Newark, NJ 28.51 107 120 131
133 Columbus, GA 28.44 162 163 17
134 Worcester, MA 28.42 151 107 108
135 Hialeah, FL 28.33 111 104 149
136 Irving, TX 28.31 142 158 39
137 Charleston, WV 28.27 169 162 57
138 New Haven, CT 28.14 158 126 101
139 Riverside, CA 27.98 100 129 118
140 North Las Vegas, NV 27.98 125 105 98
141 Glendale, CA 27.92 86 130 152
142 Pembroke Pines, FL 27.84 93 156 135
143 Casper, WY 27.75 135 174 70
144 San Bernardino, CA 27.74 173 88 105
145 Gilbert, AZ 27.72 131 148 65
146 Las Cruces, NM 27.63 136 170 44
147 Santa Ana, CA 27.45 121 93 137
148 Vancouver, WA 27.25 96 154 127
149 Port St. Lucie, FL 27.21 133 167 67
150 Juneau, AK 26.77 70 165 171
151 Burlington, VT 26.72 113 115 159
152 Columbia, MD 26.70 127 124 155
153 Santa Clarita, CA 26.39 122 132 148
154 Stockton, CA 26.32 115 160 119
155 Peoria, AZ 26.24 155 128 134
156 Garland, TX 26.19 143 151 103
157 Bismarck, ND 26.09 159 176 82
158 Oceanside, CA 26.08 105 152 138
159 Laredo, TX 25.42 154 181 7
160 Moreno Valley, CA 24.82 179 123 123
161 Ontario, CA 24.34 164 147 122
162 Aurora, IL 24.21 165 168 126
163 Rancho Cucamonga, CA 24.09 156 159 132
164 Chula Vista, CA 23.90 148 131 154
165 Fontana, CA 23.77 180 164 143
166 Grand Prairie, TX 23.77 163 173 114
167 Lewiston, ME 23.70 175 177 120
168 Warwick, RI 23.61 130 112 172
169 Manchester, NH 23.60 149 95 177
170 West Valley City, UT 23.53 172 161 139
171 Brownsville, TX 23.01 182 182 15
172 Nampa, ID 22.98 176 149 156
173 Bridgeport, CT 22.75 177 157 151
174 Cheyenne, WY 22.73 181 175 117
175 Fremont, CA 22.58 123 172 157
176 Dover, DE 22.42 178 180 142
177 Santa Rosa, CA 21.80 117 141 179
178 Yonkers, NY 21.41 145 153 173
179 Nashua, NH 20.76 174 125 178
180 Oxnard, CA 20.20 167 171 160
181 South Burlington, VT 20.11 141 179 170
182 Pearl City, HI 18.51 171 178 174


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This post was edited on 12/12/23 at 9:50 am
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
23706 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:49 am to
Atlanta a most fun city?
Posted by jaytothen
Member since Jan 2020
8665 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:49 am to
Do they put the cost of your broken windows, stolen wallet, and hospital bill after being shot in the cost?
This post was edited on 12/12/23 at 9:50 am
Posted by r0cky1
Member since Oct 2020
4920 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:50 am to
quote:

Atlanta a most fun city?


Maybe for criminals? Putting it over all those cities is absurd
Posted by Tshiz
Idaho
Member since Jul 2013
7974 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:50 am to
So is San Francisco. What’s your point?
Posted by FLTech
he/won
Member since Sep 2017
28097 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:51 am to
Well, Atlanta has a hell of a lot more fun things to do than the entire states of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee combined so perhaps it is a pretty fun town?
This post was edited on 12/12/23 at 9:52 am
Posted by AbitaFan08
Boston, MA
Member since Apr 2008
27902 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:51 am to
quote:

Atlanta, GA 55.73 9 6 104 - How? It's a very dangerous shithole according to everyone on Tigerdroppings. How can this be?


New Orleans is two spots behind it. And no one here has ever argued New Orleans isn’t fun.

Two things can be true at the same time.
This post was edited on 12/12/23 at 9:52 am
Posted by Tiger Ike
SW Louisiana
Member since Aug 2013
1721 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:51 am to
Basically a top 10 then everyone else.
Posted by white perch
the bright, happy side of hell
Member since Apr 2012
7634 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:51 am to
No Ferriday, list is shite
Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
177195 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:51 am to
quote:

4 Atlanta, GA 55.73 9 6 104 - How? It's a very dangerous shithole according to everyone on Tigerdroppings. How can this be?

Is this a melt?
Posted by OweO
Plaquemine, La
Member since Sep 2009
122036 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:52 am to
Orlando? I guess this is accurate if you love Disney, but I am a Las Vegas type dude. And I do think there is a good time to be had in New Orleans, you just can't be careless.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
98928 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:53 am to
Orlando at 2? Unless you’re one of those weird Disney people, Orlando sucks
Posted by Twincam
Member since Nov 2021
979 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:54 am to
Nashville at 36 give me a break
Posted by LSURoss
Dragon Believer
Member since Dec 2007
16757 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:54 am to
quote:

116 Shreveport, LA 30.28 153 99 52
117 Spokane, WA 30.19 76 139 107


YEAH! frick YOU SPOKANE!!!
Posted by Grit-Eating Shin
You're an Idiot
Member since May 2013
8576 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:55 am to
You just posted this so you could cry about people's opinions on Atlanta.
Posted by FLTech
he/won
Member since Sep 2017
28097 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:55 am to
This is not some hey let's put a list together because of how we think it should be ranked. There is a methodology with stats, etc.

Entertainment & Recreation - Total Points: 40
Number of Attractions: Double Weight (~2.00 Points)
“TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards Top 25 Destinations” Ranking: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Coffee & Tea Shops per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Restaurants per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Diversity of Restaurants: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Ice-Cream & Frozen-Yogurt Shops per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Bowling Alleys per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Baseball & Softball Diamonds per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Basketball Hoops per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Tennis Courts per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Public & Municipal Golf Courses per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Public Swimming Pools per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Public Beaches per Capita: Half Weight (~0.50 Points)
Presence on TripAdvisor’s “Top 25 Beaches” List: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Fishing Facilities per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Marinas per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Boat Tours & Water Sports per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Water & Amusement Parks per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Hiking Trails per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Scenic and Sightseeing Establishments per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Spas & Wellness Centers per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Shopping Centers per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Share of Population with Walkable Park Access: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Share of Designed Parkland Areas: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Presence on TripAdvisor’s “Top 25 Parks” List: Half Weight (~0.50 Points)
Playgrounds per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Parkland as Share of City Area: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Acres of Parkland per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Bike-Rental Facilities per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Sports Venues per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Fitness Centers per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Recreational Sports Centers per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Sports Fan-Friendliness: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Note: This metric is based on WalletHub’s “Best Sports Cities” ranking, which includes football, basketball, baseball, hockey and soccer.
Movie Theaters per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Performing-Arts Theaters per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Festivals per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Arcades per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Amusement Parks per Capita*: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Presence on TripAdvisor’s “Top 25 Amusement & Water Parks” List: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Ideal Weather: Full Weight (~1.00 Points)
Note: This metric is based on WalletHub’s “Cities with the Best & Worst Weather” ranking.
Nightlife & Parties - Total Points: 40
Bar Accessibility: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Note: This grade is a combination of bars per capita* (measures availability) and bars per square mile (measures proximity).
Pool Halls per Capita*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Lounges per Capita*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Beer Gardens per Capita*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Legality of Public Drinking: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Time of Last Call: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Average Open Hours of Breweries: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Presence of Music Festivals: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Note: The cities that have music festivals will receive 1, the others 0. In case a city has more than one music festival, it will receive the exact number of music festivals.
Music Venues per Capita*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Dance Clubs per Capita*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Dance Party Index: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Arts & Crafts-Supplies Establishments per Capita*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Casinos per Capita*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Comedy Clubs per Capita*: Full Weight (~2.86 Points)
Costs - Total Points: 20
Average Price of Party Ticket: Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Average Beer Price: Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Note: This metric measures the price of a six-pack of 12-ounce Heineken containers, excluding any deposit.
Average Wine Price: Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Average Food Price (Pizza & Burger): Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Prevalence of Affordable Restaurants Rated 4.5+ Stars: Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Restaurant-Meal Costs: Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Movie Costs: Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Bowling Costs: Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Average Fitness-Club Fee: Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Price for Three-Star Hotel Room: Full Weight (~1.67 Points)
Cost of Living: Double Weight (~3.33 Points)
Posted by AbitaFan08
Boston, MA
Member since Apr 2008
27902 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:56 am to
You need to chill out. Not everyone has to like Atlanta. You’re going to be ok, little guy.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
20089 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:57 am to
Black people love Atlanta
Posted by jdd48
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2012
23706 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:57 am to
quote:

Well, Atlanta has a hell of a lot more fun things to do than the entire states of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee combined so perhaps it is a pretty fun town?


Possibly... but Atlanta at 4 and San Diego at 16? That's quite laughable.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
20089 posts
Posted on 12/12/23 at 9:57 am to
quote:

Well, Atlanta has a hell of a lot more fun things to do than the entire states of Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee combined so perhaps it is a pretty fun town?


Tennessee? Really? Think about that more.
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